The UFC 308 event in Abu Dhabi on October 26 will feature Ilia Topuria defending his featherweight title against Max Holloway, with a co-main event between Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev, alongside several other notable fights.
Get ready, fight fans! The octagon’s making its way back to Abu Dhabi on Oct. 26 for an epic showdown between the UFC and BMF champs.
Announced during Saturday’s UFC 307 broadcast, the UFC 308 main card is set. Ilia Topuria, reigning at 145 pounds, defends his title for the first time since taking down Alexander Volkanovski. His challenger? None other than Max Holloway, a former featherweight kingpin who snagged the BMF belt with a jaw-dropping KO over Justin Gaethje at lightweight.
In the co-main event, Robert Whittaker squares off against the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev in a crucial middleweight clash. Chimaev hasn’t stepped into the octagon since his majority decision win over Kamaru Usman last October. Meanwhile, Whittaker bulldozed through Ikram Aliskerov this past June, demolishing the stand-in for Chimaev in Abu Dhabi.
Kicking off the UFC 308 main card is Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan. Next up, Magomed Ankalaev faces Aleksandar Rakic in a bout that might just decide the next contender for UFC light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira. Then there’s Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige—don’t blink!
Here’s the full fight card and lineup for UFC 308:
Main card, 2 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV
Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway
Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev
Lerone Murphy vs. Dan Ige
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Shara Magomedov vs. Armen Petrosyan
Preliminary Card, 10 a.m. ET, ESPN+
Geoff Neal vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Mateusz Rebecki vs. Myktybek Orolbai
Said Nurmagomedov vs. Daniel Santos
Abus Magomedov vs. Brunno Ferreira
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Justin Tafa
Farid Basharat vs. Victor Hugo
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
Ibo Aslan vs. Raffael Cerqueira